" Asked about the omission of female icons such as Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, he said: "Whenever we do these things there is always someone who wants their favourite rock band or icon in the book.
" For his final project in 1974, Allen set out to make weather icons more intuitive.
Pockets of resistance to Kitty tyranny do exist, while savvier cartoon characters from Japan are now poised to possibly eclipse the reign of this most babyish of icons.
Pop culture icons, such as the Beatles, helped popularize yoga by showing interest in yogic meditation.
The message, reinforced by such style icons and prolific hat-wearers as Daphne Guinness, Anna Dello Russo and Paloma Faith, who has worn Ligenza's hats, is that "your outfit really isn't quite finished without a hat".
They're icons of fidelity and happiness.